A 59-year-old patient has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is scheduled for brachytherapy next week
The patient and his wife are unsure of having the procedures because their daughter is 3 months pregnant, and they are concerned about exposing her to radiation. What is the most appropriate teaching the nurse should provide to this family?
A) The patient should not be in contact with the baby when it is born.
B) The patient will be in the hospital for a period of a few days after surgery.
C) The patient and his wife can have sexual intercourse without difficulty.
D) The patient should avoid close contact with his daughter for 2 months.
D
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A. Have two nurses verify all new orders when they are written. B. Institute a standardized handoff format at shift change. C. Provide remedial education to nurses who make errors. D. Require charge nurses to verify care plans with staff nurses.
The ethics committee is meeting to discuss treatment options for a client diagnosed with a genetic disorder
When addressing the ethics of this client's treatment, the committee will focus on which of the following ethical principles? (Select all that apply.) 1. Autonomy 2. Timeliness 3. Beneficence 4. Cost-effectiveness 5. Nonmaleficence 6. Justice
The client with pancreatitis is being weaned from parenteral nutrition (PN). The client asks the nurse why the PN cannot just be stopped
The nurse includes in a response to the client that which of the following complications could occur with sudden termination of PN formula? 1. Dehydration 2. Hypokalemia 3. Hypernatremia 4. Rebound hypoglycemia